Newcastle news: Pope ‘definitely better’ than three of Tuchel’s picks

Former Newcastle defender John Anderson still believes Nick Pope is better than England’s current goalkeepers Aaron Ramsdale, Dean Henderson and James Trafford.

Pope, who has 10 international caps, was not one of the four keepers included in Thomas Tuchel’s squad for March’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.

Henderson, Trafford and Ramsdale were called up along with Jordan Pickford.

“Pickford is obviously England’s number one and rightly so, but I would say Nick Pope is definitely better than the rest of them,” said Anderson on BBC Radio Newcastle.

Trafford, who has been linked with a move to Newcastle on multiple occasions, has kept 27 clean sheets in 38 matches for Championship outfit Burnley.

“He is up and coming and has had an exceptional season with Burnley,” said Anderson on the possibility of signing the 22-year-old this summer.

“He is young and can only get better.”

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